Henry schloerb



Patented Apr. la, 1399.

H. SCHLOERB.

S A T C H E L (Application led Feb. 8, 1899.)

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HENRY SOHLOERB, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO MARIA B. SOHLOERB, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,338, dated April 18, 1899.

Applicant ned February 8,1899. sentira. 705,002. or@ moan.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SoHLoERB, a citizen of the United States, residing in Manhattan borough, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Im proveinents in Satchels, of which the following is a specification'.

My invention relates to satchels for carrying school-books and the like; and it comprises, essentially, a device of this character of simple and efiicient construction, together with the embodiment of a device for containingpencils and other small articles, the latter being arranged for convenient access, whether the envelop forming the Satchel be either open or closed and strapped.

Brieiiy, the invention consist-s of a flat board of approximately the area of the largest school-book to be carried and for which it serves as a backing, the said board being carried iu a vertical position by a handle attached thereto. The board is provided with a sheet of flexible material of considerably larger area, the said sheet being cemented against one side thereof and its extending edges forming flaps to fold over the opposite side of the board and to therewith form an envelop to contain books, the envelop being secured by a pair of straps extending from opposite ends of the board. The covered side of the board (in contradistinction to the envelop side) is provided with a mounting which Y is secured thereon and which has a recess provided with a lid to form a receptacle for pencils and other small articles. I

In the drawings accompanying this application, Figure l is a vertical side view of the satchel, showing the pencil-receptacle and the surplus flexible material extended in open form; and Fig. 2 is a 'vertical edge sectional view showing the envelop closed and containing books.

In said figures, A indicates a flat board of wood, paper, or other suitable material of sufficient stiffness to serve as a backing and support for a number of books, as A, to be bound thereupon. The said board is of an area sufficient to lie over the largest sizes of school-books with which it is intended to be usedto protect the edges thereof and form an ample backing therefor. Upon one surface, as a, of board A, I lay a sheet of iiexible material B, as cloth or the like, said sheet B being cemented to the board and presenting an even surface thereover. The sheet B is of sufficiently greater area than the board A for its edges to extend considerably beyond the edges of said board, the surplus material serving to fold over upon the reverse side, as a', of board A and with the board to form an envelop or receptacle to contain books and the like, such articles being thus completely inclosed and protected from injury. A pair of straps I) b', one of them bearing a buckle b2, are secured at the ends of board A, as at b3 h4, and said straps when the envelop is formed are united to keep the envelop closed and to bind the books or the like contained therein against the board A.

Ahandle C is secured at one end of the board A, as at c, whereby the package can be carried in a vertical depending position.

Bearing in mind that the surface a of board A has been coveredwithsheet B, which latter is cemented thereto to present a neat surface, I utilize said covered surface a upon which to place a strip of wood or other suitable material D, having a central slot d, the said strip D being cemented or otherwise securely attached upon the cloth-covered surface a of board A. The depth of the strip D, and consequently the depth of the slot d, is sufficient to permit said slot to serve as a container or receptacle for pencils and other small articles, such as a school-child requires to carry. A lid, preferably of thin sheet metal, is placed over the slot CZ to cover it, said lid being hinged upon the strip D, as seen, and being provided with a suitable catch-fastening. of a slide,if desired,and have running-grooves therefor upon strip D in place of the hinges and catch-fastening.

Thus when the satchel is prepared for use* t'. e., having books and the like within the envelop at one side of the board and a receptacle at the other side of the board containing pencils, the envelop being closed and strappedthe complete 'device may be conveniently carried by the handle to and from school, and it The lid may, however, be in the form Will be observed that` the pencil-receptacle may be opened and used Without undoing the envelop, as may the envelop be opened and used without regard to the pencil-receptacle, the two containers being separatelyavailable,

although being in one package. It will also be to one side of the board, and which has its edges extending a suitable distance beyond the edges of the board and adapted to be folded to form a receptacle, a strip D secured to the board and forming a receptacle, and a 25 lid for the receptacle, combined with suitable hinges also secured to the board, straps secured to the hinges, and a handle secured to the same hinge to whichone of the straps is secured, said handle being attached to the 3o outer part of the board,'substantia1ly as shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY SCHLOERB.

Witnesses: L. T. SULLIVAN, C. A. PETTIE. 

